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' ¦^ iItbst ' kews feou mexioo , , ^ for tie PEitiBiwaii S « bii > ay CouiiEX . ) Ifoiden , la thy lonely bower , * DriTe away that tear and i ! gh ; Smile , for thii It glory ' s hour , — Here '* t h « story . Kill jon buy ! Though thins eyes may duatner thine , A nd thy cheek ' s lait recei wane , Yet « hy loTer * 8 more thaa thine Dimmed sud vraned upon the plain ! Bat , remember , fame sublimea E « rj torture fee coa ' . d know : Eitra Lt £ ? sr , Bnn , and Times , Latest ecrrs from Mexico ! Wrinkled sire and matron grey , Let your gladdest look * be on ; Ciap year palsied hands to-dsy ,
Here's a bat : !? fought * nd woe . Cle ? jour hands and shout for joy-Take the jwper—K * 4 and ( U How jour nnble hearted boy Fought and fell for victory ! Bat , remembtr , fame sablimes Every urtare he could know ; £ itra Ledger , Sun , and Times , Latest nsws from Hexico ! Women , working , pale ani sad . With your children round your knee , prop the needle aad be gltd , Stop sni read the victory—C lasp jonr orphan * riose and well , Take the paper—read hig name , Sow in foreign climes he
fell—Fought and fell , and all for fame ! They will tell you this lublimeB Every torture jotx can know ; Siira Ledger , San , End Times , Latest new * from Heiico I Oh . my eonntry ! is it well Thstyoa wear the mark of Cain * They who ' gainst the oppressor fill Did not eay ' Oppress 8 gain . ' or eacri blow of yours which falls-It m « y fall or may steeeed—In out IiotbIs and-our halls Countless hearts at borne must bleed ! Bat euccess you say sublime * Zvery torture wa can know ; Extra Ledger , Son , Times , lAttst news frem Sfexice S A MlSEB
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2 LABOURER , A ibnthly Magazine ef Pcili a . Z&ratiire , Poetry , < &e . Edited by Feargas ) fenor , Esq ., M . P .. andErnest Jonss , Kaq ., Lona : JortAem Star Office , 16 , Great Windmillrttt . Hajmarket . Us cumber for January is the first of the third ~ 2 of this Magazine for the Milliens ; and an ab ' e number it is . The contents ^ are all of iisg stuff , ' and a fine democratic spirit perrades him . from first in last . As utnal , the number ] cA with a poem by Ernest Jones , entitled' The 3 * 1 ( f the year ( 1 S 47 ) , and its Epitaph . ' We er-: the ' Epitaph , ' which is something like a « grace , rather of the lengthiest , but which we iKy will not be deemed too long by most of our THE EPITAP 3-
s ; 3 a entombed arjataer Christian year , Ji'M monopoly , to ruin dear ; § 3 : riot ran—and far corruption spread ; jjf-Kps her saints , and freedom counts his dead ; £ sj causht her dupes , and fiery-handea strife ** sd vhs purple eaactuary of life : f- 'ii America—on Asia ' s plain , J ff : Satlej fits his monarch for the main—| yb A ; las foot—on steppes of Galilee—| -aH thine Isles , no more Paeife Sea ! I : " ab fields of Spain—on Lusitania ' s strand , | fa un ' s nnworthy of so fair a land 5—[ J "i Italy beneath htr sun turns cold ,
sr-itB oar modern fleros pass the old;—^~ = ro a » h fretbooters hold the wrested cape , | : -Monies their parents' vices ape ; J ^ incn indignant at subjectioH dwell B ^ i'i = iaoantainn 3 onuirient 3 of Tell j 5- ** Poland pro-es bs-neath oppression ' s length , gnat ' s weakness and a people ' s strength ; % ' f ^ a their m iker ' s lirisg image trod , I * Christians have re-crucified their God . I - ; Sir 3 c ! d jeir ! thy sins aregrare aad deep . I - ^ thj tomb , unquiet ghost ! and Bleep . I ' _ - "Here tyrannies ko longer dare I J Ilr -fee ia daylight , yet refn * e to spare—I ^ e : Mahome t bade heaven ' s host descend ,
I -Ts .: i the fields that man could not defend : I ; ' * Lord ' s va « t angel came to unite t T' ^ riass , tremblin g rsrael feared to Sght : ^ t&Jern states men , with infernal tpell , || S-rttbe blaei-tncged armaments of hell , If -l ?^ th ey fail with red destruction ' s hand , aC ^ 2 De ani ^ fara'ne on a ravished land ; & r * . 1 r ; c ^ 'n ruin , faction ' s rampant slaves , a- ^ a their bay « s « s en Ireland's graves I I : !^ f s- «? fecart to death , sad—easy strife I g ^ e d a foe they d » red not face in , life ; g ; y ' « a the Highlands drive the starring clan ,
if : " ,, * ere ( 1-deer through the homes of man ; g-L .: tn his veins are drained by Mammon dry , Jr . " , " , - > fre £ Briton' on the streets to die ! j | £ ; « ri ? bt sinks ' neatb . pnwet ' s relentless bate , jC ^ eW fte Chr « tian work of eburch and state . a : !^ ' ™' « rikes the blow in cunning ' s prime , I rD 2 ' churchmen consecrate the crime .
ii f \ oJ > : 3 J « r ' Aj si = f are grave and deep . I "" *"' -ocife , unqniet gnost ? and sleep . gi ' i " Te f ^ w& on corruption ' s pay , » i : ^ e""ck clients jlonly pine away ; H ^ --o hate V asked in ministerial grace 1-Ut iv mtnU > pr 0 Ted anoth « name for' place !' 1 ^ iC ^ epoar raau ' f gold their luxury fed , f ill' Dfon the e J 5 aT ) Q tte Qead « IVv-f " ' of criminals - of those i - ^ T . " . wrQD 3 ttesn 3 tu dtfe 4 t tbe 5 r foes ! |^^ :: t their punishment , no laws can reach IrC- ' hoEe «^ "atutes evil teach . Wilt f ^" . "ho steals the poor man ' s meal ,
I -tC j , tan Btt the hungry slaye to steal ; i-j ^" ' . " itn legafmurder ' s stain . I : i ., ^'' . r'K wskes rtveuje to strike again . l ^ vii , " " ste people ' s wrath has done : l ' - £ , 7 . * '' var . d to the People ' s one . W' ^ b ' f arc 1 ' ^ !—When honest toil IJ- -. T- . J ., ' ^ j ^ e nersnsay re ? . p tte fpoil ; l '" 'i 5 . J ]' I 1 Jt * ' "s are not ellowed to pass , IN ; * tarDed a ceftrt to the masb—1 -M £ ' nirchy _ the rule of kings , aW ' " ' 1 ia 3 s ° laicrs , and all crafty things . I' ^ ar * , p ! faa 5 n human nature ' s cause !
W' ^' i ' , m' 3 'e- f J ~ oud oppressors ! pale ! I '! a t ! I ^ ' ° * ' betfer man in S > i ^ Ea : Erid id !« n « ss ! btware ! 1-3 , ^ ,, p 3 uP « -yon have labour's share . W " - ^ n eCCe' break ^ y useless blade , I ' "" wtasriwfiifolifetrcrfe .
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jwrim ff » to toe anian , wbeea tte poor arTthronfjTa '" And kneel for parfoa to the ecb you moored . Go to th « grares where cold yeur Tlcdmc lie And kseelfor pardon V ) jour Qgi on higli . * AgsJntirelra months of anarchy harepasiefl Too foul to bear , ani thence too foal to last . ' Old year ! old year ! thy * ins are grate and deep Dowa in thy tomb , unquiet ghost , and sleep . Pauie , reader ! pause ; tfiat sidatb e tluioff lies Bat turn on thit as well thing equal eye » This year h » s etirrod the nationj far and Bide And wok « ia slarary' » heart a manly pride ' ' _ : " . " _ "' " H
Hark to the clsnk of chains , aiyet untora ' But not as er » t in tame ^ spinenew worn ' As break the rirerg at the thaw-winda' c ^ ll The icy fcandage of , tUs ' rr wintry thrall And d «» fa- their waTes inTolumw fast along Sounoing through m » ny lands tha aelf . tame song-80 one grett puls 8 in natioae * hearts ha . wrought , Beating harmonious to the eelf . same thought . Old mals now no longer look askance . Bat En ia > d holds tke olirebraach to Franee . iho Teuton walks the Rhine ' s contested strand , Nor fears the Lurlei ' s swaE ^ elipsing hand : The Celt and S * xon-meet no' more as foes
Bat twine th » hardy shamrock round the rose ; And bigotry , oppression ' s bitterest rod , Sinks fast before the ennobling thought of Sod . 'AH men art brethren ! ' hew tho watchwordBrun ! And when men set as such , then freedom ' s won . Old year ! old year , sleep peaceful in thy grave , Thou camsst to tiaeh , to punish , and 'o tare . The many claims upon our columns prevent ns ginng the Tery excellent ' New Tear ' s Address' ef the editors to tbeir readers . The ninth chapter of the ' Insurrections of the Working Classes , 'details the straggles of the men of Kent and Essex , and presents s graphio picture of Wat . Tyler ' s
insurrection . W « trust to see the day when the municipal gsTeramentof London , 8 hall be eleoted by the people of the cityj when of course the democratic manicjpalitjr will tear Walwerth ' a bloody dagger from the city shield . We hare po doubt , too , that the time will oome , when a fitting monument will rear its head in Smithfield , to commemorate the heroic patriotism and martyrdom of the brave Wat Tyler . An excellent article on the . Land Plan , in reply to certain stupid strietures of the Messrs Chambers by ' Pro Patria' of Aberdeen , is well worth reading . The article wag sent to us for publication in the Stab , but not haying room for it we handed it over to Mr Jones , who haslfound & niche for it in the
LaB 3 EKER . Poland is well represented in the ' Romanoa of a People , ' and the review of Krasinski ' s extraordinary work 'The Infernal Comedy . ' Tho 'Poor Man ' s Legal Manual ' ey . tilainsthe 'Lawrelating t > voters for Members of Parliament . ' Lastly we must express our approval of a well-timed and well-written articleifrom which we quote the author ' s BBggeationB forra-organisingand establishing
Ooa National Defences . I . Sttiore to tie People the Laud . Wise was the fable of' Hercules and the GUnt . ' Whea the Isttsr embrnced the sail , he w » s strei-g—when separated from it , weak . Thus a people if eTer weak , when it is deprifad of its inheritance—the Land . Every man who has a eottage and land of his own to defend , will make a good soldier to meat an invasion . Gire him a musket over his fireplace , and make his country—to him—worth defending , be inured ne willdefand it . II , Tak « the working-man out « f the clutches of a task-masker—not alone by opening the resources of the
land—but by destroying the onconstitutirnal power of factory despots ; by punishing , in ' reaW r , the fraud * practised by the truck-sjitem , which rdll « UtS | despite law ; and , by repealing other messtrosities , open an opportunity fer the independent industry of the working-man , abrogating tbosa monepolies ef trade which hsvosolong existed ,-and which tnis-namrd fres . trado has consecrated anew . Secure a fair day's wage for a fair day ' s work , ' by thus relieving the labour market from its competitive rettrve . snd you mll / estore strength to the frame , and rigour to the intellect ' of our natloaal defences . " '
III . Give the people the franchise : give them their right . A slave never makes a good soldier , he only makes a good machine . They will then fsel their dignity as English citizens , their thoughts will he raised , and you will restore that gallant spirit , the loas of which yon have affected to deplore . IT . Train the people to the use of artnB . This you fear ; but you need never bare dreaded the people had yon M * e « r ivjured them . Do these these ( Mugs , we eay to goTeroment , and yon will have such an army , as would terrify the invaders from oar shores . * * * The approaching Congeess cf Natioxs , by ratifying the League of the people against the conspiracy of kings , will prore the best fi&fegoard of international peace . This magazine should be the monthly visitor to the home of every ZsJoKrw .
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RmuitCs Journal , Part XII . London : W . Lovetfc , 174 , Strand . This part concludes the second volume of this Journal , which tneajjli containing Borne things we do not greatly admire , contains alia much that warrants us wishing the proprietors success in their efforts to instruct , entertain , and advance the interests of the millions . The present part contains several interesting articles by the editors and their assistant contributors . A criticism on' Emereon ' s Lectures' is accompanied by a portrait of that celebrated character . The projected emigration of the Icarian Communists is noticed in one of the numbers of this part . From an address by M . Cabet to his disciples , we give the following extract ;—
This is not te bo a . psrtial essay , nor a small emigration , for if our calculation does not d-iceire us , we may count on from 10 to 20 . 000 Icariass able te go and desirous of going- , as an army of workmen of all professions , who trill establish a people and a nation . It will not be a mob without ideas , induced by misery and the wish ef bettering their personal condition ; they will ba workmen full of heart , intelligence , and iastrnc tioR , men chosen , examined , and proved , guided by one faith , warmed by oae devotion and one enthusiasm . Daring the time necessary for the preparations fer the first departure we will examine the necessary questions , and having called to our assis'anee the council and ez . periecce of all the friends of humanity , tve shall go with a plan prepared and pQrfjcted beforehand .
Nothing will be the result of chance—each for all , all for each , from every one according to his means , to every one according to his need—first , that which is necessary , next that which is usefnl , afterwards that which is agreeable , without other limits than those of reason , equality , and possibility . The strangest objection made to our plan is—how can yon graft a new state of society upon the old one , resisting all that is opposed to its prejudices and customs ! This objection will not exist with us ; there will not be any obstacle to our commencing everything on the most perfect system which modern ecu nee can cSee to as ; the plan ? aed positions ef our roads , towns , and manufactories , will be laid out from the beginning in the most advantageous manner ; we shall aim at perfection in our workshops , our dwellings , furflilure , clothing—in fact in everything .
For the iattrnction of the adults , there will be perfect liberty of meetiBg and of discussion , all the professors , beoks , and journals necessary ; as to the education of the children , we shall prove what can be done with the intelligence and heart of man by commuBist tetcherp , having the best methods of teaching , and all possible means of rendering stady agreeable and education perhct . Our oppon&nts tell ub , that wilhont inequality of fortunes , witboutindltidualproperly . unlimitdd and here , ditary , without emulatian , a state of communism would be a state of servitude , misery , and barbarism . We deny it ; it is re-asserted—the denial is repeated . This might go on for ever , but for the future we will not have assertion ? , denials , or discussions . We will prove and manifest the If Ulh by e * p « iment . Let those ffho ar « doubtful wait the result .
In Icaiie the domestic tics , and first of all marriage , exist in all their purity and all their force , which will be self derived , and not depending on extraneous aid ; there will not be any marriage portions , nor any forced celibacy . Woman will be established in all htrrigtts and d ignity . There will not exist either slavery « r domestic servitude ; perfect democracy , with universal suffrage . The Icarians will not on any pretext carry war into their neighbour ' s home , consequently they will not know or need to know anything of the military servitude , Tho love of their independence , institutions , and country will csubb them to be prepared to defend themselves from any aggression ; that this defence may be the best possible , all the male citizens will be armed and disciplined . There , machinery Trill be the frieBd of the workers : labour « ill by all possible means be divested of danger end excessive fatigue , and rendered attractirfl ; the fine arts carried to the greatest degree of perfection .
Though we have the highest respect for the motives of " M . Cabet , we must express our unqualified dissent from his emigration scheme . Sheuld he remove ten , twenty , fifty or a hundred thousand Individnala frcm France , and should all his calculations prove to have been well founded , and all his hopes be realised , what will he have done for the masses of France who cannot fly from their country ? We assert it to be the duty of all honest reformers to stay at keme and fight out the battle of labour ' s emancipation . Is is treason for a few to selfishly seek their own happiness , leaving millions to remain in hopeless miserv and despairing slavery . We say to the real Reformer of France , stay at home and re teem your cour . try . If there must be emicration . make the robbers and idlers emigrate . Drive out . the drones and the bees will thrive-
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On the Reduction of Wages : Its cause ani effects By Robtrt Burrell . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen s Ile ' . d Passage , Paternoster-row . Mr Burrell ia well and favourably known as one of the most clear-headed and sound-tbinking of the souls of l-. bour . He has before now done good service in labour's cause , and the tract before us forms , an addition to his claims on the gratitude of biB or der . We heartily recommend this tract to the
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work . pg classes , and trust Mr Ba » ell will be encoa-™ £ i fi . cwnpI ? totlle ^ 8 rie 3 in * hJcl 1 be proposes to on . c-id the . various causes which are continually ia operation tvxtapoverisb . mi degrade ihe producers
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ThtAnwal Black Book and Pdiliial Almanack for 1848 ., By R . J . Richardson . . The Bbx Book of the Commons . By R , J , Richardeon . London ; Watson , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoater-row . Manchester : Heywood , Old . ham-street . ' ' ! The first of these publications contains in addition to the usual contents of an- Almanack , an account of the salariet /' pensioas , sinecures , emoluments , places , annuities ; privileges , and power ? , of the Array , Navy , Church , Law Courts , Civil List , Courts of Commission , &c . j the ' Debt , ' &c . Every page teems with information which every tax-payer Bhould be acquainted with .
The Becond of these publications is an analysis of themembers returned at tho general election In 1847 ; aad exposes the placemen , pensioners , officers of the army , navy , courts of law , and the law church , with their political classification , family connexiens , and amount of money received by them ont of the public taxes . This is a very useful little book .
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UNITED STATES . THE PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE . The following are the most important passages of the President ' Message , delivered to both Houses of Congress , on Tuesday , 7 th December : — Fbllow Citizens of ihb Sbiute , AND OP THE HOUSE OS KErEKeEHTATIVES . The Anaual meeting of Congress is always on Inte . resting erent . Therepresantatfresof the States and of the people come fre » h from their constituents to take coangel together for the common good . After an exiatenoe of near three-fourths of a century as a free and independent Bepnblic , the problem remains no longer to
b * gslved , wketb . tr a roan Is capable of self . goTernment , The laccesB of our admirable sjttem is aconcluiire re . futation of the theories of those in other countries who maintain that * a faroured few' art born to rule , and that the mass of mankind must be governed by force . Subject to no arbitrary or hereditary authority , the people are the oalj sovereigns recognised by our oomUtutien . Nameroug emigranU of ever ; lineage and language , attracted by the civil and religions freedam we enjoy , and by our happy condition , annually crowd to our shores , and transfer their heart , not leis than their allegiance , to the country whete dominion alooo belongs to the people .
Daring the past year the moBt gratifying proofs are presented that our country has been blessed with a wide spread and UBlrersal proiperity . There had been no period since the government was faunded , when all the industrial pnriuits of our people have been more [ iuccessful , ' or when labour in all branches of bnsitsess has receired a fairer or better reward . From our abundance we hava been enabled to perform the pleasing duty of furnishing food for the starving millions of less favoured countries . In the onjoyment of the bounties of Providence at home , such as have rarely fallen to the lot of any people , it is eause of congratulation , that oar intercourse with all the powars of the earth , except Mexico , continues te be « f an amicable character . Ik has ever been our cherished policy to cultivate peace and good-wili with all nations ; and this policy lias been steadily pursued by me .
THE WAS IN HEXICO . No change has taken place iu our relations with Ueiico sinoe the adjeurnmeat of the last Congress . The war in which the United States wera forced to engage with the government of that coantry still con . tinues , I deem it unnecessary , after the full exposition of them contained ia my message of the eleventh of Hay , 1846 , asd in my [ annual message- at the commencement of tbt session of Coagress in December last , to reittrate the terioas censes of complaint whick wa had against Uexieo before ehe ' commenced hostilities .
The rapid and brilliant success ef our arms , and the vast extent of the enemy ' s territory which has been overrun and conquered , before the close of the last session of Congress , were full ; known to that body . Since that time , tfao 'war bos been prosecuted with increased . energy , and I am gratified to state with a success which com . mauds universal admiration . Bi < tory presents no parallel of so many glorious victories achieved by an ; nation within so short a period . Our army , regulars and volunteers , have covered themselves with imperishable honours . Whenever and wherever our forres have encountered the eB « n > y though he was in vastly superior numbers , and often entrenched in fortified positions of his own selection , and of great strength , he has been defeated . Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon ourotficersand men , regulars and volunteers , for their gallantry , discipline , and indomitable courage and per . severance , all seeking the post of danger , and rieing with each other ia deeds of noble darinr .
It is well-known that the only indemnity which it is in the power of Mexico to make , in satisfaction of the just and long deferred claims of our citizens against her , and the only means by which she can reimburse tbe United State * is by a portion of her territory . Mexico has no money to pay , and no other means of making the required indemnity . If we refuse this , wecanob . tain notbiBg else . -Torrj ? ct indemnity , by refusing to accepta 1 easion of territory , would be to abandon all our just demands , and to wage the war , bearing all its expenses , without a purpose or definito object .
That Congress contemplated the acquisition of territorial indemnity when that body made provision for the prosecution of the war , is obvious . CeDgress could cot have meant—when , in May , 1846 , thty appropriated ten millions of dollar :: , and authorised tbe President to employ the militia and naval and military forces of the United States , and to accept the services of fifty thousand volunteers , to enable him to prosecute the war , and when , at their last session , and after eur army had invaded Mexico , they made additional appropriations and authorised the raising of additional troops for the same purpose—that no indemnity was to be obtained from Mexico at the conclusion of the war ; and yet it was certain that , if no Mexican territory wss acquired , no indemnity could be obtained .
It isfurtfcer manifest that Congress contemplated territorial indemnity , from the fact that at their laBt session , as act was passed , upon the executive recommendation , Appropriating three millions ef dollars with that express object , * * * The doctrine of no territory is the doctrine of no indemnity ; and , if sanctioned , would be a public acknowledgment that our country was wrong , asd that the war declared by Congress with extraordinary unanimity , was unjust , and sbould be abandoned j an admission unfounded in fact , snd degrading to the national character . Tbe terms of the treaty proposed by tho United States were not only just to Mexico , but considering the character and amount of our claims , the unjustifiable and unprovoked commencement of hostilities by her , the expenses of the war to which we have been subjected , and the success which had attended our arms , were deemsd to be of a most liberal character .
The Commissioner of thcDnited States was authorised to agree to the establishment of the Bio Grande as the beundary , from its entrance into theGulf to its intersection with the southern boundary of New Mexico , in north latitude about thirty-two degrees , and to obtain a cession to the United States of the proviHCCB of New Mexico aad the Californias , and the privilege of the right of way across the isthmus of Tehuantepeo . The boundary of the Rio Grande , and the cession to the United States of New Mexico and Upper Califoraia , constituted an ultimatum which our Commissioner was , under nocircumstaeces , to yield .
That it might be manifest not only to Mexico , to but all other nations , that tbe United States were not disposed to take advantage of a feeble power by insisting upon wresting from her all the other provinces , including many of her principal towns and cities , which we had conquend and held in our military occupation , but were willing to conclude a treaty in a spirit of liberality , our Commissioner was authorised to stipulate for the reetoration to Mexico of all our other conquests . As tbe terrTtory to be acquired by tbe boundary proposed may be estimated to bs of greater value than a fair equivalent to yoor just demands , our Commissioner was authorised to stipulate for the payment of such additional pecuniary consideration as was deemed reasonable .
It ia manifest to all who have observed the actual condition of the Mexican government for some years past , and at present , that if those provinces should be retained by her , sbe could not losg continue to hold and govern them , Mexico is too feeble a power to govern these provinces , lying as tfcey do at a distance of more than a thousand miles from her capita ! , nnd if attempted to be retained b / her , they n ill constitute even but for a short time , even nominally , a part ofhor dominions . This would be especially the caBe with Upper California . The sagacity of powerful European nations has , lone tince , directed their attention to the commercial
importance of that province ^ and there can be httie doubt that tbe moment tho United States shall relinquish their present occupation of it and their claim to it as indemnity , an effort would be made by some foreign power to possess it , either by conquest or by purchase . If no foreign government should acquiro it in either of tliefie modes , an independent revolutionary government would probably be estoblUbcd Vy the inhabitants , aud such foreigaers as may remain in or remove to the country as soon as it shall ba ' known that the United States have abandoned it . Such a government would be too feeWe long to maintain its separate independent exig .
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j ence , and would finally bscorae annexed to , or ba a dependent solony of , some more powerful State . Bhould any foreign gOYernmenUttenipt to possess It an a colony , or otherwise to Incorporate It with Itself , tbeprinolplB avowed by the President Muriroe , in 1824 , and reaffirmed in my first annual message , that no foreign power shall , with eur consent , ba permitted to plant or establish a new colony or dominion en any part of the North American oontiDont , must ba maintained . In maintaining thin principle , and in mlMng its invasionby any foreign power , we might be Involved in other wars , more expensive , nnd more difficult than that in nhich we are now engaged , : The provinces of New Mexico and the Callfornias are contiguous to the territories of ihe United Stat 8 B , an-J if brought under tbe government of our lawa thsir resources—mineral , agricultural , manufacturing' and commercial— -would soon be devoloped .
Upper California is bounded on the north by our Oregon possessions , and if held by tie United States , would soon be settlod b y a hardy , enterprising , and intelligent portion of our population . The bay of St Francisco and other harbours along tho Californian coast , would afford shelter for our navy , for « nr numerous whalo ships , and other merchant vessels employad in the Pacific ocean , and would in a short period become the marts of an extensive and profitable commsree with China , and ether countries of the East . These advantages , in w hich the whole commercial world vtouia participato , would at enee be secured to the United States by the cession of thie territory ; whlle . it is certain that ss long as it remains a part ef the Mexican domions , they can bo enjoyed ncithor by Mexioo herself nor any other nation .
« 6 rT Mexico ia a frontier province , and has nevor been of any considerable ralue to Ifexico . From Ms locality it is naturally connected with our western settlements . The territorial limits of the State of Texas , too , as defined by her laws , before her admission into onr Union , embrace all that portion of New Mexico lying east of the Rio Grande , while Mexico still claims to hold this territory as a part of her deminions . Tbe adjustment of this qusatienof boundary in important These were the leading considerations which induced me to authorise the terms of peace which nere proposed to Mexico . They vrero rejected , and negociatioas being at an end , hostilities were renewed . Ad assault was nmde by our gallant army upon the strongly fertified placet near tbe gates of the city of Mexico , and upon the city itself , and , after several days of severe conflict , the Mexican forces , vastly superior in numbsr to our own , were driven , from the eity , and it was occupied by our troops ,
Since ( he liberal proposition of the United States was authorised to be made in April lust , large oipendituris have been incurred , and the precious blood of many of our patriotic fellow citizens has been shed in the prosecution of the war . This considoratios , and the obstinate perseverance of Mexico in protracting tho war , must influence the terms of peace which it may b » deemed proper hereafter to aeeept . Our armies having been everywhere victorious , having subjected to our military occupation a large portion of the enemy ' s country , including his capital , and
negociatioas for peace having failed , the important questions arise—in what manner the war Is to be prosecuted ; and what should be our future policy ? I cannot doubt that we should secure and ronder available the conquests which we have already made ; and that , with this view , we should hold nnd occupy , bjr our naval and military forces , all the ports , towns , cities , and provinces bow ia onr occupation , or which may hereafter fall into oar possession ; that we should press forward our military occupations , and levy such military contributions on tbe enemy as may , as far as practicable , defray the future expenses of tbe war .
Had the government of Mexioo acceded to tho equitable and liberal terms proposed , that mode of adjustment would have been preferred . Mexico having declined to do this , and failed to offer any other terms which could be accepted by the United States , national honour , no less thnn the public interests , requires that tbe war should be prosecuted with increased energy and power until a just and satisfactory peace can be obtained , In the meantime , as Mexico refuses all indemnity , we should adopt measures to indemnify ourselves , by appropriating permanently a portion of her territory . Early after the commencement of the waf , New Mekico and tile Galifofnias were taken possession of by our forces . Our military and naval commanders were ordered to conquer and hold them , subject to be disposed of by a treaty of peace ,
These provinces are now in our undisputed oecnpa . tion , and have been 80 for many months ; all resistance on the part of Uexieo having ceaBed within their limits . I am satisfied that they should sever be surrendered to Mexico . Should Congress concur with me in this opinion , and that they should be retained by the United States as indemnity , I can perceive no good reason why tbe civil jurisdiction and laws of the United States should net at onco be extended over them . To trait for a treaty of peace , such as we are willing to mnke , by which oar relations towards them would not be changed , cannot be good policy ; whilst our own interest , and that of tbe people inhabiting them , require that a stable , responsible ,
and free government under our authority should as soon as possible be established over them . Sbeuld Congress , therefore , determine to hold these provinces permanently , and that they shall hereafter he considered as constituent parts of our country , the early establishment of territorial governments over them will bo important for the more perfect proteotien of persoas and property ; and I recommend that such territeriol governments be eatablished . It will promote peace nnd tranquillity among tbe Inhabitants by allaying all apprehension that they mty still entertain of being again subjected to the jurisdiction of Mexico . I invite tbo early and favourable consideration of Congress to this important subject .
Besides New Mexico and the Californias , there are other Mesiicna provinces which have been reduced to our possession by conquest . These other Mexican provinces are now governed by our military and naval commanders , under tho general authority which is conferred upon a conqueror by tho laws of war . They should continue to be held as a menns of coercing Mexico to accede to just terms of peace . Civil as well as military officers nre required to conduct such a government , Adequate compensation to bo drawn from contributions levied on the enemy should be fixed by law for such officers ao miy be thus employed , What further provision may become neecsaary , ami what final disposition it mny be proper to mnlte of them , mu < t depend Dn the future progress of the war , and tho course which Mexico may think nroner hereafter to Dureuei
With the views I entertain , I cannot favour the policy which has been suggested , either to withdraw onr army altogether , or to retire to a designated line , and simply bold and defend it . To withdraw onr army altogether from the conquests they have made by deeds of unparalleled bravery , and at the expense of so much blood ontl treasure , in a just war ou our part , and one which , by the act of the enemy , we could not honourably have avoided , would be to degrade the nation in its own estimation , and In that of the world . To retire to a line , and simply hold and defend it , would not terminato the war . On tho contrary , it would encourage Mexico to persevere , and tend to protract it indefinitely . It is not to be expected that Mexico , after refusing to establish such a line as a permanent boundary , when our victorious nrroy are in possession of her capital , and in thoheartof her country , would permit us
to hold it without resistance . That she would continue the war , and in the mostliarassing nnd annoying forms , tbero can be no doubt . A border warfare cf the mo 6 t savage character , extending over a long line would be unceasingly waged . It would reqjire a large onny te be kept constantly in tho field , stationed at posts and garrisons along such a line to protect and defend it . The entmy , relievsdfrom the pre 8 « ure of our arms on his Coasts and is tbe populous parts of the interior , would direct his attention to this line , and selecting an isolated post for attack , would concentrate his forces upon i t . This would bo a condition of affairs which tbe Mexicans , pursuing their favourite system of guerilla warfare , would probably prefer to any other . Were we te assume a defensive attitude on such a line , all the advantages of such a state of war would bo on tho side of the enemy .
I am persuaded that the best means of vindicating the national honour and interest , and of bringing the war to an honourable close , will bo to prosecuto it with iBcreim-d energy and power in tho vital parts of tbo enemy ' s eonntry . e # # It has never been contemplated by mi > , as an object of the war , to make a permanent conquest of tbe republic of Mexico , or to annihilate her separate existence as ap independent nation . On tho contrary , it has everbeoo my desire that she should maintain her nationality , and , under a good government , adapted to her condition , bo a free , independent , and prosperous republic . The
Uoited States were the nr « t among the nations torecogniso bcr independence , nnd have always desired to be on terms of amity and good neighbourho&d with her . This she would not suffer . By her own conduct we have beeu compelled to engage in the present war . In its prosecution we seek not her overthrow as a nation ; but , in vindicating our national honour , wo seek to obtain re . dress for tbe wrongs she hss don'i us , and indemnity for our just demands against htr . We demand an honour , able peace ; and that peace must bring with it indemnity for the past , and security for the future . Hitherto Mexico has refu 3 ed all accommodation by which such a peace could be obtalnid ,
There can ba no doubt tfeat the peaceable and well-. 'isposed inhabitants of Mexico are convinced that it in the true interest of their country to conclude an honourable pence with tho United States ; but the apprehension of becoming the victims of some mLitary faction or usurper may have prevented them from manifest , ing their feelings by any public act . The removal of any 8 UC ) i apprehension would probaWy cause them to speak their sentiments freely , ana to adopt the measures nscessary for the restoration of peace . With a people distracted and divided by contending factions , and a government subject to constant changes , by successive revolutions , the continued successes of our arms mny fail to secure a satisfactory psaco . In BRch an event , it may become proper for our commanding generals in the field to give eticourcgement and assurances of protection to the friends ef poace In Mexico in the establishment and maintenance of a free Republican Government of
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.. . ... .. , n HMMHIMiyMia- — "T' — " -r" — " - ¦ I ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' —¦¦ -- «•• ' ¦¦ ( heir own ohb ! ce , Bfale and willing to conclude a pence nhich would be just to them , and necure to as the indemnity We demand . This ma ; become tho only mode of obtaining such a peace . Should such be the result , tho war which Mexico has foreed upon us , would thus be converted into an enduring blessing to herself . After finding her torn and distracted by , factions , and ruled by military usurpers , we should then leave her with a ropublioan government , in tbe enjoyment of real iudopcndenae . and domestic peace and prosperity , performing all relative duties In the great family of nations , and promoting her own happiness by wise laws end their faithful execution .
Besides , there is danger , if our troops were withdrawn btfore 6 peace is concluded , that the Mexican people , wenrlod with successive revolutions , and deprived of protection for their peroons and property , might at longth be inclined to yield to foreign influences , and to cast themselves into the arms of some . European monarch for protection from the anarchy and suffering which would ensue . This , for our own safety , nnd in porsuanct of our established policy , we should \> b compelled to resist . We could never consent that Mexico should be thus converted into a monarchy governed by a foreign prince . ¦ »'• It is deemed important that Congress should , at an early period of their oeiaion . confer the authority to raUs an additional regular force to serve daring tho wsr with Mexico , and to be discharged upon tho conclusion and ratification of a treaty of peace , I invito the attention of Congress to the views presented by the Secretary of War in his report upon this aurject .
I recommend , aho , that authority be given by law to call for and accept the services of an additional number of volunteers to be exercised at each times and to such extent as the emergencies of the service may require . In proBscuting tbe war with Mexico , whilst the ut . most care has been taken to avoid every just cause of complaint on tbe part of the neutral nations , and none has been given , liberal privileges have been granted to their commerce in the ports of the enemy in our military occupation .
FiN&nez . A detailed statement of tha condition of the financed will be presented is the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury . Tbe imports for the last fiscal year , ending on the 80 th of June , 1847 , were of tho value of 146 , 516 . 638 dollars , of wbich the amount exported *>» a 8 , 011 , 168 dole ., leaving 138 534 , 180 dole , in the country for domestic use . The value of the exports for tbe same period , was 168 , 648 , 622 dols . ; of which 160 . 6 S 7 . 4 iSl dols . consisted » fdomeetie production , and 8 , 011 , 158 dels ,, of foreign articles . The receipts Into the treasury for the same period amounted to 26 , 346 , 790 dole . 37 c , of whita there was derived from customs 23 , 747 , 864 dols . CGe . ; from salts of public lands , 2 , 499 , 335 dols . 20 c . ; and from incidental and miscellaneous sources , , 570 dols , 51 c .
The expenditures during tbe . fieeal year ending on the 13 th of June last were 69 , 451 , 177 dols . 65 c . ; ef which 8 , 623 , 082 dols . 37 c . were on account of payment of principal and interest of the public debt , including treasury notes redeemed and not funded . The expenditures , ex . elusive of payment of public debt , were 55 , 939 , 095 dole . 28 s . On tho 1 st of tho present month , the amount of the public debt actually incurred , including treasury notes , was 45 , 669 , 659 dols , 40 c , The public debt duo on the 4 th ofMarcti , 18 J 5 , including treasury notes , was 17 , 788 , 799 dols , 62 c . ; and consequontly tho addition made to the public debt sines that time is 27870 , 859 dels . 78 c ,
To meet the expenditures for the remainder of the present and for the next fiscal jenr , ending on tbe 30 th of June , 1849 , a further loan in aid of the ordinary revenues of the government will be necessary . Retaining a sufficient surplus in the treasury , the loan required for the remainder of the present fiscal year will be about 18 , 500 , 600 dols . If the duty on tea and cofiVo be imposed , snd the graduation of the price of the public lands shall be made at an early period of your session , as vecommpnded , the loan for tho present lineal year may be reduced to 17 , 000 , 000 of dols . The loaa may be further reduced by whatever amount of expenditure can be saved by military contributions collected in Mexico .
Should the war with Mexico be continued until the 30 th of June , 1849 , it is estimated that a farther loan of 30 , 500 , 000 dollars will be required for tbe fiscal year ending on that day , in case no daty be imposed on tea and coffee , and the public lands be not reduced and graduated in price , and no military contributions pball be collected in K-xico , It the duty on tea and coffee be imposed , and the lands be reduced and graduated in price , as proposed , the loan may bo reduced to 17 , 000 , 000 of dollars , and will be subject to be still further reduced by the amount of tho military contributions which may be collected in Mexico .
THE NETV TARIFF . The act of the thirtieth of July , 1846 , ' reducing the duties on imports , ' has been in force since the first of December last ; and I am gratified to state that all the beneficial effeotB which were anticipated from its operations have been fully realised . Tbe public rerrnue derived from customs during the year ending on the 1 st of December , 1817 , exceedsbj more than dgh $ mU ) iovsofOo ) s , the amount recelvedin the preceding year under the operation ef the act of 1812 , which was superseded and repealed by it . Its effects are visible in tho great and almost unexampled prosperity which prevails in every branch of business .
Whilo the repeal of tho prohibitory and restrictive duties of tbe ace of 1842 , and tbe substitution in their place of reasonable revenue rates levied on . articles imported according to their actual value , has increased the revenue and augmented our foreign trade , all the great interests of the country have been advanced and promoted . ? # # The toiling millions , whose daily labour famishes thp supply of food and raiment , and all the necessaries and comforts of life , are receiving higher wages , and more steady and permanent employment than in any other country , or at any previous period of our own history .
So successful have been all branches of our industry , that a foreign war , which generally diminishes the resources of a nation , has in no essential degree retarded our onward progress , or checked our general prosperity . With such gratifying evidences of prosperity , and of the successful operation of tbe rtvonuo act of 1845 , every consideration of public policy recommends that it should remain unchanged .
HEW TAXES , For the purpose of increasing tho revenue , and wUnout changing the rates imposed by tho act ef 1846 on the dutiable articles embraced by its provisions , I again recommend to yourfavoutableooEBidtration the expediency of levying a revenue duty on tea nnd coffee . The policy which exempted these articles frum duty during pence , and when tbe revenue to be d . rived from them w ; is not needed , ceases to exist when the country is engaged in war , and requires the use of all its available resources . It io a tax which would be so generally diffused among the people , that it would be felt oppressively by none . It is beliovxd that there are not , in tbo list of imported articles , any which are moro properly the subject of war duties than tea orceffee . It is estimated that three millions of dollars would be derived annually by a moderate duty imposed on tkese articles : THE BDB TREASURY LAW , —BANKING .
Tij the act to ' provide for the better organisation of the treasury , and for the collection , safe keeping , and disbursement of the public revenue , ' all tanks were discontinued as fiscal agents of tho government , and the paper currency issued by them was no longer permitted to bo rectived in payment of public dues . Tbe constitutional treasury created by this act went into operation on the 1 st of January last . Under tile syeteai established by it , the public monies have been collooted , sijfcly kept , and disbursed by the direct agency of officers of the government in gold and silver ; nnd transfers of large amounts have been madu from points of collection to points of disbursement , without any loss to the treasury , or injury or inconvenieme to tbe trade of the country .
While the liscal operations of tbe government have been conducted with regularity and ease , under this system , it has had a salutary effect in checking and preventing an undue inflation of the paper currency issued by the banks which exist under slate charters . Require ing , as it uoes , all dues to the government to be paid in gold and silver , its effect is to restrain exceesire issues of bank paper by the banks disproportlonedto the specie in their vaults , for tho reason that they arc at all times liable to be called on bj [ tho holders of their notes for their redemption , in order to obtain specie for the payment of duties and other public duea . Tha banks , therefore , must keep theii businees within prudent limits , end be always in a condition to meet such calls , or run the hazard of being compelled to suspend specie payments , and be thereby discredited , The amount of specie im .
ported ifito tbo United States during the list ii&cnl year was 24 , 121 , 289 dols ., o f vrhich tJicro tvos retained in tho oountry 22 , 278 , 170 do ! f . Had the former financial sjbtern prevailed , and tbe publio moneys been placed on deposits inbanku , nearly the whole of this amount wf . uld have gone into their vaults , not to bo thrown into cireulation , by them , bnt to be withheld from the hands of the people as a currency nnd made tbe basis of new and enormous Issues of bank paper , A large proportion of the specie imported has been paid into the treasury for public dues ; and after having been to a great extent , reef ined at the Hint , haB been paid out to th . T publie creditors , and gone into circulation as a currency iimong the people , The amount of gold onrt silver e ; in now in circulation in the country is larger ilian lit anv former period ,
The financial system established by the constitusun ^ l treasury has been , thus far , eminently successful in its operations ; and I recommend an adherence to . all its essential provisions , and especially to that vital provision which wholly eepuratt 8 the government from all connexion with bnnUs , and excludes bank paper from all revenue receipts .
. THE PUBIIC LANDS . All tha public lands which had been surveyed and were ready for market have been proclaimed for sale during tho past year . Tho quantity offend and ( o be offered for sale under proclamations issued sihee the 1 st of January last amounts to 9 , 138 , 631 acres . The prosperity of the western states and territories in which these lands lie , will be advanced by their epeedy sale ,
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tfJ ^ WWIIHIIUUMWfla * mUM ^ IIMH Il > IW ^ » g » OM H »» ni * w'W 1 »^ ijL « iu » L . im E 3 By withholding them from market , their gr « wth a&d increase of population woold be retarded , while thousands of our antarprising and meritorloBD frontier popu . latloa would ba deprived of the opportunity o ! ftcurlng freeholds for themselves and their families . But in addition to the general considerations whisk rendered tho early sale of these lands propor , it was a leading object » t tbis time to derive as Iarga a sum as possible from this louree . aiid thug dlmlobh , by . that . amount , tho public loan rendered n « coBsary by tha existence of a foreign war . It is estimated that notions than Ub millions of acres of tho public lands will be surveyed and be in a condition to bo proclaimod for ba 1 « during th&yoar 1818 . ¦ IUPOBTAKCE Off A LANDBD BBMOCB . ACT .
I recommend that tho existing lawi on the subject of pre-emption rights he amended and modified tu as to operate prospective ^ , and to embrace all who rasy settle upon the public lands and make lmprovunente upon them before they &re surveyed , as well as afterwards , in all catos wh * ra such settlements may be made after the Isdian title shall hove been extinguished . If the ri ? ht of pre-emption be thus extenaocl it will embrace a large and meritorious clast of our citizens . It will incre « B 9 the number of Small freeholders upon onr borders , whe will bt enobled thertby to educate their children , at d otherwise improve their condition , vthilo they will be found at all times , as thoy ha-ro oTer
proYed themselves to be , in tho hour of danger to their country , among our hwdlest and best volunteer soldiers , ever r » ady to rendir their services in cases of tmergeRcy , and among the lost to leave the field , ao long as an enemy remainB to be encountered . Such a policy will also impress these patriotic pioneer emigrants with doepor feelings of gratitude for the paUrnal car * of their government , whon they find their dearest interests secured to them by the permanent laws of the land , and that they are no long , r in danger of losing their homes and hard-carced improvements by bring brought Into competition with a more wealthy class of purchasers At the land sales ,
THB KAYT , The aoeompanying report of tho Secretary of tbe-Navy presents a satisfactory and gratifying account ef the condition and operations of thenuval seivice during the past year . Our commerce has been pursued with increased activity , aad with eafsty and success , ia every quarter of the glob * under tbe protection of our flag , whieb tho navy has caused to be respected in tbe most distant gobs , * * » « While other maritime powers are adding to their navies large numbers of war steamers , it was a wise po . licyonour part to make similar additions to our navy , The four rtar steamers auiborised by ths act of the 3 rd of March , 1847 . are in course of construction .
In addition to the four war steamers authorised by this act , the Secretary of the Navy has in pursuance of its provisions , entered into contracts for tho construction of five steamora , to be employed in tbe transportation of tho Salted States mall 'from ITetr York totfew Orleans , touching at Charleston , Savannah , and Havana , and frem Havana to Chagres ; for three steamers te be employed in like manner from Panama to Oregon , bo as to connect with ths mail from Havana to Cbngres , across the isthmus ; ' and for five steamers to ha eraployed in like manner from New York to Liverpool . - These steamers will be tha property of tho contractors , but are to be built ' under the superintendence and direction of a naval constructor in the employ of "he Navj Department , aud to be to constructed as to render them convertible at the least possible expense into war steamera of the first class . '
CONCLUSION . In view of tho existing state of our country , I trast it may not ba inappropriate , in closing this communication , to call to mind the words of wisdom and admonition of ~ the first and most illustrious of my predecessors , in bin farewell address to bis countrymen , ThutgreateBt and best of men , who served his eonntry so long , and loved It so much , foresaw , with < serious ¦ concern , the danger to our Union ' of characterising parties by geographical discrimination—Northern and ' Southern , Atlantic and WoBtcrn . —Tthcnca designing men may andonvour toaxclto a belief that there is a real difference of lecnl interests and views , ' and warned hie countrymen against it .
So deep and solemn was his eonviction of the import , ance of tha Union , and of preserriRg the harmony be- - tneen its different parts , that ho declared to his countrymen in that address , ' It is of infinite moment that you should proptrly estimate tbe immense value of your - national union to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a eordial , habitual , and immovablu attachment to it ; accustoming yourselves to think and [ speak of it , as a palladium of jour political safety and prosperity ; watching for > to preservation , with joalaus anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it eau in any event be - abandoned ; and iudignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest , or to enfeeble the sacred ties which uow l : nk together the various parts '
Alter tbe lapse of half a century , thesa admonitions of Washington fall upon us with nil the force of truth . It is difficult to estimate tbe'immense value' of our glorious union of confederated states , to wbich we are no much indebted for our growth in population nnd wraith , and for all that constitutes us a greut ana happy nation , Ho « - unimportant are all our diflVrcnces of opinion upon minor questions of public policy , compared with its preservation ; and how scrupulously should wo avoid all agitating topics which mny ten j to distract and divide us into contending parties , separated by geographical liaes , whereby it may be weakened or endangered ,
Invoking the blessing of tbe A'roigbty Ruicr of tbe Universe upon your deliberations , it will be my highest duty , so Icbb than my sincere pleasure , to co-operate with you in all measures which may tend to promote the honour and enduritig welfare of our common country . Washington , James K . Polk . December , 1817 .
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Pantomime and Burmkqub associate themse ' vo as naturally with the idea of Christmas , as do Roast Beef and Plum-pudding ; nor can wo for a moment object to the absurdities of Clown and Pantaloon , es * pecially where their drolleries are madp to serve a double purpose , and aim at the rcstruction , by force of ridicule , of those follies and vices which grave remonstrance can never reach . Where Pantomime thus ' sboofs at ^ folly as it flies , ' its excellence is of a more than meroly negative , quality , and deserves the applause of not only the juveniles , for wh ; se amusement it is specially intended , but of those children of a larger growth , who are sensible enough to deem it no disgrace to be at once' merry and wise . '
But somehow—rvhosc fault it is we knc . v no !—tho quarter part of the Pantomimes of this year « era but ghostly shadows of theiv former selves . Perhaps the times are out of joint , ' for the long faces on tho Stock Exchange appear to have transported themselves to the galleries , pit , and boxes of the different houses , and to be anything except transported at the change . At Drury Lane , the opera ( Balfe's ' Maid of ' Honor' ) has been followed l > y a Pantomime entitled 1 Friar Rush ; or , Harlequin and King Gold . ' A piece almost as heavy as tho metal it celebrated .
The Christmas piece at tho Hatmai . ket— ' The World Underground ; or , the Golden FJute , and tho Brazen Waters' —has met with far better success ; partly , no doubt , from the superior excellence of the actors . What pieces cou'd fail in which Mis Km ley took a prominent part , to say nothing of Mi s P . florton , Mr Wigan , and other , though smaller , stars ' in the theatrical hemisphere ? Our opening remarks refer especially to the Prisckbs ' s Theatre—the Pantomime there is admirably in keeping with the prevailing spirit cf the times—beggary , bankruptcy , and influenza . We need ^ carcnly edd , that it is as opposite ss it was possible to make it to the spirit it ought to evince and ev < ike , the spirit of cheerfulness and ( if joy be impossible ) of hopefulness . In very different terms must we speak of the Ltcevm , a visit to which elegant theatre is really a fiVmstmas treat .
The Adelphi has tried a new species of Pantomime— k genuine Italian Punchinello story . Such an attempt deserve ? , and we trust will receive , encouragement . It is impossible that the very attractive nature of the performances at the Sauleu's VVr . i . LS Thuatre , together with the talent of the company , kIjpdIiI tail to excite public curiosity ; and hence it continues to be attended by the most respectable and crowded audiences . ' John Savillo of Ilaysted , ' from the pen of the Rov . J . White , ' has already been played twenty-three nights , and _ from the plaudits nightly given to ita representation , is
likely to have a long run . The vices of tlieliceiiuous Court of Charles the First arc brought to vie iv , and the terrible consequences that followed shnuld bea esson to those who rule . The Pantomime is a splendid production , full of happy hits at passing events . The ' dying on the floor of the hou > e , ' and parliamentary promises before and after election , ¦ elicited skcuts of applause . ' Arms for Ireland '—the sickle and Hail—was well received . The scenery by Messrs Fenton and Finlay is excellent . We beg to congratulate tho management on the golden harvest thev are reaping .
At Astley ' s the stock piece still wntmnea to be the splendid spectacle , 'ThcCa nipofSileaa , in ™» » even the most constant visitors must take unabated delight . Really very-very few of tho theatres could present such a magnificent coujni ' ojil as does Astley 8 Amphitheatre , at certain stayes-both oi piece and pantomime . This latter , ' Vr Syntax and theDapper Grev Marr / ia as ex cellent as good taste and lavish exrer . se in every department could make it . The Pantomime at tfce Marylebose is one of the best . That at the Surrey is of only average merit , and rcmarkabje for little but the grace and prettiness < # the Colombine—Miss'Annia-Payae—and the pcrtina ; city with which the Gods inaiBt on their favourite song . 'Hot Codlins , ' which tho Clown cacuofc ting .
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The Purgatory of Suicides , a Prison Rhyme . By fnomas Cooper , the Chartist . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoster-row . Parts 2 and 3 of Mr Cooper ' s well-known poem , very neatly and cheaply got ' up . The Republican . We have received Nos . 2 a nd 3 of this publication ; will the editor seRd No . 1 ?
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j 5 my of our friends will remember 'the Irish ii whose poetry - we -intrerfucerMs- onr readers little time of tbe 'Barns Festrral . ' Miss Par-; j 5 it present in the metropolis , and has fawUEfii F ; ti the following original lines . ] ADDRESS TO THE NEW YEAR . B ; S 4 . SAE Fissea , ' The Irish Girl . * I jojous welcone to tbee , infsut year—It ! , ss I greet tbee , oh ! thou . shrouded one , Ifiiie to d&th away & starting tesr TVjicii falls a tribute to tbe yetr that ' s gone ;
jiaow its seerets—thine are unreveal'd , jjatrey hiddenfromthehnman eye ; lis oightj ruler of BTentt nath sealed , I fcsfatare . Yet we'll meet It trustingly . lisajltt me take another ling ' riDg gase r « on ps ? t scenes—icfnes to tbis bosom dear ; Yii , in . retracing now each chequered maze , Ihrasg h which I ' ve wander ' d inthebv-gone year , Iatst with many a dear familiar brow , ¦ Waich gladdtn'd oft tbis heart to gsss upoa , frith * rhGsi I meet not , saTe ia riiion how , TsrEome are distant—tome , alas J are eons
Down to tie graTe : but these I kope are blest , 2 £ m * A for ever from & world of care , ji-fibood can stinj no more the trusting breast ; 5 or disappointment * canter worm live there . AsS & 3 dear abient , oh ! how oft I dwell iaosgst them—meet each smile as they once caihd , : rdtiliality diiiolm the spell , \ frfcicn from the present , bad my spirit wiled . FiTinell , old year ! jet eren should I Sad biy successor joys ia theeuufousd , Kjtearfal jase shall linger oft behind ; O ' er aany a bright spot on thy shadowy ground . la true , Jhs enp I dranfe wltlx shee Tras fraosht | WJi sroj a bitter drop , jet oft the taste i ihoniei poti « n in that chaliee caught , ! Fni : h all remembrance of the gall effaced .
[ 7 srewelI 3 and now all hail to thes , young year—! Vtet oast thoa for me in thy mystic store i Could I upraise the veil bow wonld appear , Ifctpst&g my f « t are fated to explore ! : pyjhsnes a ragged sUep with thorns o ' er f rOTrn , ; Or thoamay ' st hold a saany rale for me ; ! Or irks a graTe : those secrets are unkaown , let jojeui in each hope , we welcome thee . ¦ "e ' re Fpsred to see tby birth young ' 48 — Sdbite Ttirdom shall iirset ihe Test J I Bit , oil ! may those who ' ve been the sport of fate , lathee forget their 6 orro « rs and be felest , is 3 nach of happiness hring thon to those , H ; osn esteemed ones , be they far or new . To sll I lore , bring joy—to frieHds and foes , f ^ h all my heart , I wish a happy year .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 8, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1452/page/3/
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